Andy wrote:
> Omelet said...
>
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >> PhilR said...
> >>
> >> >
> >> > The original idea of Thanksgiving dinner is composed of
> >> > traditional
> >> > foods.
> >> > The traditional foods are Fall harvest items.
> >> > For Northern Europeans
> >> > Basil is not one of the foods
> >> > Basil is but Pesto is not "traditional" to Plymouth Rock
> >> > Traditionalists
> >> > How about Pumpkin Ravioli?
> >> >> that is still available at this time of the year for most of the
> >> >> US.
> >> I
> >> >> think Rachel Ray or Giada was using basil in some sort of dish
> >> >> this
> >> last
> >> >> week -- or maybe it was Michael what's-his-name.
> >> >> Janet
> >>
> >>
> >> The pilgrims didn't celebrate Thanksgiving. Whatever it was THEY
> >> celebrated, they sure didn't eat cranberries. A lot of the things we
> >> eat at Thanksgiving, the pilgrims didn't have available. They ate
> >> whatever they could scrape together.
> >>
> >> Did you miss the show Alton Brown did??
> >>
> >> Snap out of it!
> >>
> >> Live dangerously!
> >>
> >> Aw, nevermind. I'd serve pesto at MY table.
> >>
> >> Ya stuffy ol' crumbs!
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> > Now that I'm having guests, I'll need to go ahead and do a munchie
> > tray. Pesto makes nice veggie dip and I can get some good stuff
> > pre-made.
>
>
> Thanks, Om!
>
> YA SEE FOLKS!!! It only takes one brave person with some sensibility to
> get the ball rolling on a good idea.
>
> Who's NEXT!?!? STEP UP TO THE PLATE! UNLOOSEN YOUR COLLARS!
>
> Anyone care to one up Om and move the pesto from the munchie tray to the
> dinner table?
>

Shouldn't that brave person be you?
It being your really great idea and all.....

Anyway, I don't get to choose the menu, I've never been able to cook a
holiday meal in my life. I am pies. Pies at the end of a giant meal
when no one can stuff in another morsel. It's thankless.

This year I'm bringing stealth gravlax also.

Good luck with the pesto plan.
Susan (poor poor pitiful meeeee) B.